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Tulane University launches new coronavirus research program to develop a vaccine and advanced diagnostics

From working to develop one of the first nonhuman primate models for the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to designing new therapeutic strategies and nanotechnology-based tests to rapidly diagnose infections, researchers at Tulane University are responding across disciplines to the emerging coronavirus epidemic.

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Established in 1964, Tulane National Primate Research Center is one of seven federally funded national primate research centers. 

Tulane National Primate Research Center is situated on 500 acres of land in Covington, Louisiana, about 40 miles north of New Orleans. 

The Tulane National Primate Research Center is the only National Primate Research Center with a Regional Biosafety Laboratory on site.